October 2019 Sporting Events Calendar

October is one of the very best months on the entire calendar and this is one of the most jam packed sports calendars of the year.

The big event is the 2019 MLB World Series playoffs. The action kicks off right on the first of October and we should see a champion crowned before the end of the year.

We also have the NFL and NCAA College Football seasons really start to get going. There are some great NFL match-ups as well as some big time conference games in college football.

October is also the month that the 2019-20 NHL and NBA seasons kick off. The St. Louis Blues and Toronto Raptors will both raise their first ever championship banners before beginning the 2020 campaign.

There is just so much this month on top of all that as we also have some big pro wrestling events, PGA, LPGA, NASCAR, UFC, and more.

The complete sports calendar for October 2019 is below:

Baseball:

October is all about the MLB Playoffs. The Wild Card games start right on October 1st and the baseball will be coming your way just about every day until the World Series is decided.

Playoff schedule:

October 1: NL Wild Card Game
October 2: AL Wild Card Game
October 3: NLDS begins
October 4: ALDS begins
October 11: NLCS begins
October 12: ALCS begins
October 22: World Series begins

Basketball:

Basketball finally returns in October as the NBA season kicks off on October 22nd. Some key games to start the month:

October 22: New Orleans Pelicans at Toronto Raptors
October 22: Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles Clippers
October 23: Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers
October 24: Milwaukee Bucks at Houston Rockets
October 25: Toronto Raptors at Boston Cetlics
October 28: Golden State Warriors at New Orleans Pelicans
October 30: Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics

We also have college football action as conference games are taking place in October. There are a ton of games between ranked opponents this month including:

October 5: Auburn at Florida
October 5: Washington at Stanford
October 12: Oklahoma vs. Texas (at the Cotton Bowl)
October 12: Alabama at Texas A&M
October 12: Florida at LSU
October 19: Oregon at Washington
October 26: Notre Dame at Michigan
October 26: Auburn at LSU
October 26: Notre Dame at Michigan

Golf:

PGA:
October 3-6: Shriners Hospital for Childrens Open
October 10-13: Houston Open
October 17-20: The CJ Cup at Nine Bridges
October 24-27: The ZOZO Championship
October 31-November 3: WGC-HSBC Championship

European Tour:
October 3-6: Open de Espana
October 10-13: Italian Open
October 17-20: Amundi Open de France
October 24-27: Portugal Masters